pinfishn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪnfɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈpɪnˌfɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, fish n.¹

Etymology: < pin n.¹ + fish n.¹, with reference to the sharp dorsal spines of these fishes.

1. North American. Any of several sticklebacks. rare.

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1854 H. W. Beecher in N.Y. Daily Times 3 Feb. 1/5 You have been angling in a petty ditch among pinfish and wriggling vermin.

1855 H. W. Beecher Star Papers 316 It [sc. the stream] also has its pin-fish.

1983 G. C. Becker Fishes of Wisconsin 777 Brook Stickleback—Culaea inconstans... Other common names..pinfish... Dorsal spines 4–6.

2. Either of two porgies of shallow waters on the eastern and Gulf coasts of the United States: Lagodon rhomboides, which has a dark spot on the lateral line behind the gill cover, and (more fully spottail pinfish) Diplodus holbrooki, which has a black saddle on the caudal peduncle.

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1878 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1 378 Lagodon rhomboides..—Robin; Pin-fish. Excessively abundant everywhere in the [Beaufort] harbor.

1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 91 The Pin-fish, Diplodus Holbrooki,..was first scientifically described by Dr. Beau.

1933 Fishes & Fishing in Louisiana (Louisiana Dept. Conservation) 195 Smaller in size are several other Porgies which..are good food fishes. The most common of these is the Pinfish.., Lagodon rhomboides.

1986 C. R. Robins & G. C. Ray Field Guide Atlantic Coast Fishes N. Amer. 175 Spottail Pinfish Diplodus holbrooki... Similar to the Silver Porgy.., but much darker.

2002 Sport Fishing Sept.–Oct. 32/2 I often trap pinfish for bait, and every once in a while, I catch a pigfish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pinfish
释义	pinfishn. Brit. /ˈpɪnfɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈpɪnˌfɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pin n.¹, fish n.¹ Etymology: < pin n.¹ + fish n.¹, with reference to the sharp dorsal spines of these fishes. 1. North American. Any of several sticklebacks. rare. ΚΠ 1854 H. W. Beecher in N.Y. Daily Times 3 Feb. 1/5 You have been angling in a petty ditch among pinfish and wriggling vermin. 1855 H. W. Beecher Star Papers 316 It [sc. the stream] also has its pin-fish. 1983 G. C. Becker Fishes of Wisconsin 777 Brook Stickleback—Culaea inconstans... Other common names..pinfish... Dorsal spines 4–6. 2. Either of two porgies of shallow waters on the eastern and Gulf coasts of the United States: Lagodon rhomboides, which has a dark spot on the lateral line behind the gill cover, and (more fully spottail pinfish) Diplodus holbrooki, which has a black saddle on the caudal peduncle. ΚΠ 1878 Proc. U.S. National Mus. 1 378 Lagodon rhomboides..—Robin; Pin-fish. Excessively abundant everywhere in the [Beaufort] harbor. 1888 G. B. Goode Amer. Fishes 91 The Pin-fish, Diplodus Holbrooki,..was first scientifically described by Dr. Beau. 1933 Fishes & Fishing in Louisiana (Louisiana Dept. Conservation) 195 Smaller in size are several other Porgies which..are good food fishes. The most common of these is the Pinfish.., Lagodon rhomboides. 1986 C. R. Robins & G. C. Ray Field Guide Atlantic Coast Fishes N. Amer. 175 Spottail Pinfish Diplodus holbrooki... Similar to the Silver Porgy.., but much darker. 2002 Sport Fishing Sept.–Oct. 32/2 I often trap pinfish for bait, and every once in a while, I catch a pigfish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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